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Some petrol stations in Port Shepstone determined not be crippled by the lack of petrol attendants who have now joined the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) strike have come up innovative ways to keep those pumps pulsing.
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Three months down the track since New Selborne Investments Corporation (NSIC) was placed into preliminary liquidation and with little news seeping out through the tight band of silence from the liquidators, the Pennington community is indulging in its favourite alternative of speculating.
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STRIKES are continuing this week with even more service providers joining in.
Currently, the mining, health, education, various public sector departments, and various motor industry employees are striking in Zululand.
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AN Eastern Cape SACP member and MP may be in hot water on allegations that he tried to cover up for an Ingquza Hill Local Municipal Traffic Officer, Thabo Mbola, who was involved in a car accident while allegedly drunk.
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A popular UCR news reporter, Andile Mankungu, died last Saturday at the age of 33 and his stabbed body was only discovered on Thursday. He was last seen on Friday on his way to Mandela Park where he lived and, ever since, no one had seen him until a search was launched by his concerned family.
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AN Eastern Cape SACP member and MP may be in hot water on allegations that he tried to cover up for an Ingquza Hill Local Municipal Traffic Officer, Thabo Mbola, who was involved in a car accident while allegedly drunk.
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An Idutywa garage was robbed on Friday morning 27 August at about 08h00 when an undisclosed sum of money was robbed and a car stolen. Three police officers gave chase and the suspects took off in the direction of Emgcwe Village at Ngqamakwe. A shoot-out ensued between the police and the suspects and unfortunately, a 31 year old police constable was shot dead. The name of the deceased will be released once his next of kin have been informed.
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Regular flights to and from Johannesburg, Mthatha and East London and Margate are to be resumed on Monday.
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A well-attended 50 year reunion of Dundee High School was held at Bunkers restaurant in Scottburgh on Friday, continuing a trend of many years, in recognition of the large contingent of old boys and old girls who live on the South Coast
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A MUNICIPAL employee who was fired eight years ago has been reinstated with back pay after a labour court found the decision to dismiss was unfair.
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THE exciting tradition for herd boys to draw the first milk from a cow ended in a shocker for the Kwamzongwana rural village boys in Matatiele.
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KUTHE kwazalwa imveku kwisibhedlele iNtlaza amalungu angaphakathi engaphandle. Esi sehlo nesothusayo kuba singaqhelekanga senzeke kubusuku bangeCawe kuzakusa kubengoMvulo nalapho olusana luyinkwenkwe luthe lwabelekwa khona ngoncedo lwamanesi abesempangelweni, nangazibandakanyanga noqhanqalazo lwesizwe olugqubayo.
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The disgruntled teacher who murdered an Education Department District manager in Mbizana five years ago over a school principals post has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes.
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INYANGA kaSeptember iza kwamkelwa ngezandla ezishushu ngabafundi, iititshala kunye nabahlali baseGqutyini, eNgcobo nanjengoko kuza kuba kutyalwa imithi ukuqaqambisa ubuhle besi sikolo
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Studio 88 Aviation MD Tertius Myburgh has emphasised that the companys aircraft are very new, state of the art machines, and its crew trained to the highest standards.
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All I could think of was that I would never see my family again - I was fighting for my life a courageous Pennington housewife and mother told the Fever in describing how she fought off a would-be rapist last week.
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THE North Coast ANC leadership has called for unity among the party if it wants to lead the region successfully.
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CLAIMS of a division continue to rock the Matatiele home-based opposition party, the African Independent Congress (AIC), as another can of worms has opened up that there is a group of high profile members within the party who are in a bid to oust rivals of the partys acting president, Mandla Galo.
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The court was packed to capacity as women from around Ngqeleni and surrounding districts sang and shouted words opposing the granting of bail grant for Gogo Masilangwe Bambusiba and her grandchildrens killers
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THE Anglo American Chairmans Fund has approved a two-year grant of more than a million Rand to the Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa (NACOSA) to conduct a capacity building programme for HIV and AIDS community-based organisations in the O R Tambo District in the Eastern Cape. The five organisations selected for the programme are Great Commission Divine Project and Sakhuluntu (Mthatha), Siyakhula (Ngqeleni), Sizanenguqu (Misty Mount) and Nompilo (Libode).
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IDIBENE neembila zithutha indoda ebihambisa oonomyayi besivumelwano (contract) kubahlali baseNgcobo ngelixa iqweqwediswa ngamadoda amabini nayinyanzelise ukuba iwase kwidolophu yaseMthatha kwiveki egqithileyo.
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Two friends had a misunderstanding when the 21 year old suspect demanded tobacco from his friend Bulelani Mahlalutywa (35)
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LO GAMA inyanga egqithileyo ibibizwa ngokuba yinyanga yamanina, kodwa kubonakala ingathi ayikhange ibe nomohluko kwimpathombi abajongene nayo imihla nezolo nanjengoko babe baninzi abasetyhini abathe badlwengulwa abanye bebulawa kabuhlungu.
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Ms Omega Thabethe (30) from uMthwalume says that she has been in pain eversince she was operated on at Port Shepstone Regional Hospital on 4 August 2006 to deliver her child. Ms Thabethe said that on arrival, the nurses told her that she would give birth by means of cesarean section. They called the doctor who checked her to confirm that indeed she would be operated on to deliver her baby. She was brought to the theatre for the operation. The following day, a doctor operated her and discharged her.
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An elderly man was killed and another seriously injured in a horrific head-on crash that closed off the notorious stretch between the Umtentweni traffic lights for hours on Sunday morning.
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SIX SHOPS in the Galleria Mall have closed their doors recently and others have said they are battling in hard times to cope with high rentals and fewer customers owing to tough economic times.
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AN off-duty police officer was stoned to death while his companion received serious wounds on Sunday this week. According to the SAPS, captain Kevin Marallich (53) and his companion Kathy Potgieter (59) were fishing at a dam on Ashhill farm in the Nyoni area. It is suspected that the couple was approached by two assailants sometime between 1 and 3pm who stoned them and then stole Marallichs Ford Bantam LDV as well as other items.
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THE African National Congress (ANC) in Harry Gwala has proven beyond doubt that it is a force to be reckoned with in the region.
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Umtata Child Abuse Resource Centre (UCARC) is an organisation which strives to promote childrens rights, gender equity and to prevent violence against children in all forms.
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Four Lusikisiki Department of Education officials were arrested and appeared in Lusikisiki magistrates court on charges of fraud on Wednesday last week. Unathi Gamnce (32), Siyasanga Keteyi (27), Nonkanyiso September (38) and Nontobeko Malane (45) were arrested after investigations in to tender fraud.
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ISHIYE elikhulu ithemba iNkulumbuso yePhondo laseMpuma Koloni kubahlali baseNgcobo kunye nabaqhubi beTaxi kula ngingqi nanjengoko kunge kudala beza kuthiwa jize ngerenki neza kuba nendawo zokuthengisa izinto ezokhiwe ngentsimbi (bid work).
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A commercial fishing boat was stuck out at sea after losing its propeller off-shore of Mpenjati on Friday. The engine propeller of the 5.5m boat, Stacy D, had come loose and fallen into the depths of the ocean.
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Julia Orbe developed a range of healthy, wholesome meals that can be made in quantity, in advance, and then simply frozen for later use. She said this book was written after numerous requests from clients of her catering business.
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THE newly built Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre in Gamalakhe will host the South African Rugby Union Inter-Provincial Amateur tournament from 13-17 September.
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The Umzimvumbu Local Municipality has put aside R50 million to upgrade and surface roads in both Mount Ayliff and Mount Frere. This was revealed in an announcement made in both towns on Monday, last week. There were more than 60 construction companies in contention for the work in both of the aforementioned towns. The roads that are going to be upgraded are the major routes to the police stations, hospitals and schools, in the respective towns.
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THE eight family members of Ntlekiseni locality near Mthatha are the most destitute in as much as that they are totally dependant on food parcels in order to avoid going to bed on an empty stomach. They are surrounded by modern houses while they live in a shanty town which is entrenched by unbearable poverty. As soon as you put your foot on the doorstep, you can smell the poverty inside this shack. No-Amen Sirayi (62) is staying in a shack which does not have even one window and there is no privacy.
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IKUFIKISELA ngosizi kunye nomunyu indlela aphila ngayo umama osele ekhulile ohlala kwilali yaseNtlekiseni kwidolophu yaseMthatha, ngokomthetho ikhaya lakhe lokuzalwa likwidolophu yaseDutywa.
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LUFIKELELE esiphelweni usizi lokuthwala abantu abanga sekhoyo ngezikhuni kwilali yaseSilindini, eNgcobo nanjengoko iNkulumbuso yephondo, uNoxolo Kiviet,ethe wavula ngoku sesikweni ibhuloro etye i-9 Million Rands nebivela kwinkampani ebizwa ngokuba yiLonmin Platinum Mine.
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The rank manager of the Bambanani Taxi Association endured nine and a half hours of torment when he was allegedly taken hostage by members of the Gamalakhe Taxi Association on Thursday afternoon.
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At about 06:15 on Monday morning, 30 August, two unknown men allegedly robbed a bakery and take-away in Park Rynie. The victim was fortunate not to have been hurt or killed in the incident as one of the suspects was armed with a gun.
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Poor people often believe that those who do not share such conditions can never understand the situation and, that as a result, they have a perspective that their leaders responsible for ensuring that services rendered reach the intended recipients are not doing enough to make sure this happens
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BATHI kuthanda ukuba ngumnkqantsa ukujongana nabantwana abalishumi elinanye oomama abavule indawo yokugcina abantwana kwindawo yaseCala Reserve nanjengoko bekhala ngokuba iSebe lezophuhliso loluntu lisikhabile isicelo sabo sokuba bafumane inkxaso mali.
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UQHANKQALAZO olugqubayo lwabasebenzi bakarhulumente sele luchaphazele nezemidlalo kwindawo yakuGatyana nanjengoko imidlalo emininzi ingakwazi ukuqhubeka ngenxa yabadlali abaqoqe imithwalo bagoduka ngelithi abafundi.
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A baby hump-pack whale was washed out on Toti beach on Tuesday at approximately 08h30 and had to put down by Mr. Karl Bentley, Conservation Manager Durban Marine.
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EBEBULALANA amaqela alishumi elinesibini ebhola kwibala laseNgcobo.
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INYANGA kaSeptember iza kwamkelwa ngezandla ezishushu ngabafundi, iititshala kunye nabahlali baseGqutyini, eNgcobo nanjengoko kuza kuba kutyalwa imithi ukuqaqambisa ubuhle besi sikolo.
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Die Vrouefokus van die NG Gemeente Suid-kus bied n vrouenaweek aan vanaf 10 tot 11 September. Dr. Eugene Kemp, n Christelike berader sal optree as spreker tydens hierdie naweek.
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The South African Police Services (SAPS) has condemned the recent incident which followed the eruption of drama between two taxi associations. It is alleged that this incident led to two taxi drivers under the South African Border Taxi Alliance (SABTA) being shot and sustaining injuries while another one was stabbed near Ngqeleni junction recently. The SAPS appealed to them to the associations to sit down and iron out differences in order to make peace.
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